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Does HB 183 allow for carrying 2 handguns?


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#1 C0untZer0

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Posted Yesterday, 06:43 AM

I re-read amendment 5 and it says "Firearm" singular...

If this has been talked about before, I'm sorry, but some of the threads on 183 got so so long I couldn't read through all of them.
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Posted Yesterday, 12:56 PM

I read nothing to indicate the number of weapons,but then again,I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer.
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Posted Yesterday, 01:23 PM

I saw nothing on number of firearms either.
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Posted Yesterday, 01:54 PM

There is no specific number you can not carry.

This was debates on the floor, some representatives asked how may firearms law enforcement were allowed to carry.

The misinformed representative thought law enforcement officers could only carry one firearm and that other citizens should be limited to one firearm as well.
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Posted Yesterday, 04:31 PM

Why do you need more than 1? You trying to make up for a lack of something?

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Posted Yesterday, 04:34 PM

it does use the singular in a least a few places. I don't know if that is meaningful or not.
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Posted Yesterday, 04:37 PM

A wise man said " two is one and one is none."
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Posted Yesterday, 11:06 PM

I just though he wanted to do it to tick off Arroyo.
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Posted Yesterday, 11:35 PM

If you carry one firearm, and then you carry one more firearm, I don't see a problem unless you try to redefine the meaning of firearm.

I'm not a lawyer but if I was I think I'd be pretty good at it, lol.
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Posted Today, 05:00 AM

It has occurred to me that the meat of the bill is the issuance of a license that permits the licensee to carry a firearm.

The bill does not use the term "firearms". It specifically uses the singular term "firearm".

I would not want to be the test case on this one either. No doubt there will be a test case. The problem is that if the court finds that he is not within the confines of what the license grants him permission to do, he is not covered by the license and the charge would be AgUUW.

There is another interesting angle to this that occurred to me as well. The license permits the licensee to carry a concealed handgun loaded or unloaded. Is an unloaded handgun in a case concealed? If so it would be covered by the license. So does this mean you can't carry a loaded gun in your pocket under the terms of the license while you have an unloaded and encased handgun on you as well?
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Posted Today, 05:05 AM

I think an unloaded handgun in a case is transporting a firearm.
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Posted Today, 05:42 AM

If the word "firearm" were replaced with "firearms", would you be required to carry more than one?

I believe there would be a legal distinction only if both were specifically referenced, "firearm(s)" or "firearm or firearms".
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Posted Today, 07:56 AM

View Postblazzinbird, on 18 June 2013 - 04:31 PM, said:

Why do you need more than 1? You trying to make up for a lack of something?



Of course!

A lack of armed cops who show up in 10 seconds :)
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Posted Today, 06:23 PM

View Postlockman, on 19 June 2013 - 05:42 AM, said:

If the word "firearm" were replaced with "firearms", would you be required to carry more than one?

I believe there would be a legal distinction only if both were specifically referenced, "firearm(s)" or "firearm or firearms".

The thing is it is ambiguous and if it ever becomes law someone will get jacked up by it until the courts decide what it means. just like dozens of other provisions of this abomination.
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Posted Today, 08:38 PM

Ambiguity is king in Illinois, I would stick with 1 firearm if the bill ever goes into effect.

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Posted Today, 08:42 PM

Im still trying to figure out why anyone would want to carry more than one. Tomorrow I'll go over to davenport and try it out just so I can see what its all about.  Dual 1911's :laugh:

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Posted Today, 09:31 PM

The person who gets arrested legally carrying 2 guns on their ccw license is going to get paid.......... like Lottery PAID.

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Posted Today, 09:39 PM

That which is not prohibited is permitted.

I don't recall seeing it stated anywhere "a licensee shall not carry more than one concealed handgun on or about his person"
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Posted Today, 10:08 PM

View Postdorvinion, on 19 June 2013 - 09:39 PM, said:

That which is not prohibited is permitted.

I don't recall seeing it stated anywhere "a licensee shall not carry more than one concealed handgun on or about his person"
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